Massandra winery, located on the southern coast of Crimea, is located in close proximity to the resort town of Yalta in the small village of Massandra. History of Massandra wines began with the mid-19th century., When a small settlement Massandra became the property of Count Vorontsov. He founded the Wine farm, which supports the most famous French master winemakers. Industrial-scale wine production reached only 50 years later, after the estate became the property of the Russian Imperial House.

In 1892, at the invitation of the Russian emperor Alexander III in Massandra arrived chief winemaker Specific manors of Crimea and the Caucasus, Prince Lev Golitsyn, it had already considered the founder of the New World wineries. On his orders, it was built underground factory of tunnel type for the production and aging of table and dessert wines.

Externally, the building of Massandra winery, built of local Crimean light gray stone looks like a medieval castle with a tower and wrought iron gates. The underground part is seven basements Gallery with stone niches designed for aging wine collection. This store is unique thanks to its particular micro climate, where year-round temperature of 12 ° C maintained ideal for storing high quality wines. In addition, the winery is located in the building of plant extracts of dessert wine, tasting rooms and wine museum.

Association "Massandra" - one of the largest producers of wine and growing grapes, tobacco and other agricultural products not only in Ukraine but also in CIS countries. A collection of wines "Massandra", which is more than one million bottles - the largest in the world. In 1998 she was entered in the Guinness Book of Records.